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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, Iohn Burgh a moonke wrote an hi|storie, and certeine homilies; Adam Nidzard a ma|ster of art, Edmund Albon, Robert Counton a graie frier, William Lissie a frier Minor, Iohn Repingale borne in Lincolneshire a Carmelite or white frier, as they called them; Christopher Mothusensis a blacke frier, Richard Aungeruile borne in Suffolke, who was bishop of Duresme, and lord chancellor of Eng|land; Iohn Manduith, Walter Heminford a canon of Gisborne an historiographer, Iohn Olnie borne in Glocestershire, in an Ile so called, whereof he tooke his surname a Chartreux moonke; Thomas Staue|shaw a frier Minor in Bristow, Robert of Leicester taking that surname of the towne where he was borne, a Franciscane or graie frier; Iohn of North|hampton borne in that towne, and a Carmelite frier, an excellent mathematician.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Adde to the foresaid learned men, Robert Wor|sop borne in Yorkeshire, and a blacke frier in Tic|kill; William Bruniard a blacke frier, Richard Chi|chester, a moonke of Westminster wrote an excellent chronicle, beginning the same at the comming in of the Saxons, about the yeare of our Lord 449, and continued it till the yeare 1348; Richard Rolle aliàs Hampole an excellent diuine wrote many treatises; Iohn Guent a Welshman, a Franciscane frier, and prouinciall of the order; Rodulph Radiptorius a frier Minor, Robert Holcoth a blacke frier, borne in Nor|thampton, excellentlie learned, and wrote manie works, both of diuinitie and other arguments; Wil|liam Miluerlie a logician or rather a sophister, Iohn Teukesburie, Thomas Bradwardin borne in Hart|field, a towne within the diocesse of Chichester, arch|bishop of Canturburie succeeding Iohn Offord, he wrote against the Pelagians; Richard Wether|set, William Breton a graie frier, a Welshman borne, as Bale supposeth; Iohn of saint Faith, borne in Northfolke, a Carmelite frier of Brumham.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, Iohn Goodwicke borne also in Northfolke, an Augustine frier of Lin; William Rothwell a blacke frier, Geffrie Waterton moonke of Burie, Richard Fitz Rafe, whom some take to be an Irishman, but a student in Oxford, and scholer to Iohn Baconthrope profited highlie, & wrote manie treatises, he was first archdeacon of Lichfield, and after chancellor of the Uniuersitie of Oxford, and at length archbishop of Ardmachan in Ireland; Ri|chard Kilington a doctor of diuinitie, William Gri|sant a notable physician, surnamed of the countrie where he was borne Anglicus, he led the later end of his life at Marseilles in Prouance, & had a son that was abbat of the regular canons of that citie, who at length was aduanced to gouerne the sée of Rome, & named Urbane the fift;Pope [...] the fift. Iohn Paschall borne in Suffolke, a Carmelite frier in Gippeswich, and by K. Edward the third preferred to the bishoprike of Landaffe; Adam Woodham a frier Minor, Simon Henton a blacke frier, William de Pagula; of Iohn Wicliffe ye haue heard before.

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